Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“the commercial determinants of health are closely linked to political determinants of health, the government actions (or inaction) that allow corporations to influence product regulation” bsky.app/profile/trac... 000
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comRevealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in USSyngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans 13831
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“if you want to screw up the world a little, do a bad thing; if you want to screw up the world a lot, set up accounting rules that incentivize everyone to do that bad thing” 052
Reposted by Aaron CozenInside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 16/09/2026A deregulatory trifecta? Congress moves to block lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry. The EPA rolls back climate regs. The Supreme Court hears a landmark climate case.insideclimatenews.orgCongressional Republicans Aim to Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits - Inside Climate NewsThe House Judiciary Committee will consider the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act as the Trump administration moves to roll back federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions. 51310
Reposted by Aaron CozenGuardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 16/09/2026‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire seasontheguardian.com‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire seasonUS grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire 098
Reposted by Aaron CozenDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year. Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.cbo.govEstimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against IranCBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects. 7361156
Reposted by Aaron CozenMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Wildfires are getting so large and severe and summers so hot and dry that some forests just aren’t growing back after burning. Recent research suggests up to 40% of Western conifer forests could transition to grassland and shrubland by 2100, taking significant carbon storage with them.nytimes.comWildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland (Gift Article)Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said. 37737
Reposted by Aaron CozenDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 22/08/2026There is basically no distinction left between the oil companies & the administration. The casual corruption here is just breathtaking.eenews.netA White House official helped an oil company advance its projects. Now she’ll lead its DC office.Brittany Kelm’s departure from the White House to lead the Washington office of a Houston oil company has raised questions about the close proximity between 331273451
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026www.noozhawk.com/amendment-to...noozhawk.comAmendment to Seize Land Around Sable Pipeline Approved by House of RepresentativesThe U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the annual defense bill that would allow the federal government to seize land needed for Sable 000
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.surfrider.org/actionsurfrider.orgTake ActionTake Action! Help advance ocean and coastal protection by adding your voice to The Surfrider Foundation's important campaigns. 001
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026“For a new power plant, the radiative forcing from the accumulation of released CO2 exceeds the direct thermal emissions in less than half a year.” 020
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Extreme events and reinforcing feedbacks are both hard to model - I think this says a lot about why it’s hard to predict future climate damages (?) “Extremes matter most, not averages” “Physical climate damages are structural and compounding” 020
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026“If built as planned, the gas burning plants — scattered across states including Texas, Ohio and Wyoming — could release as much planet-warming pollution in a year as roughly half of all the passenger vehicles in the United States” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...nytimes.comTrump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article) 140
Reposted by Aaron CozenDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and #climatecrisis That’s $700,000 a minute Iran conflict windfall over 3 months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage Story by Jillian Ambrose and me www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...theguardian.comRevealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisisIran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage 411370
Reposted by Aaron CozenMicah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/08/2026You have to listen to Brooke’s interview with @doctorow.pluralistic.net on the latest @onthemedia.bsky.social. This is one of our best episodes in a while. Come for the incisive AI analysis. Stay for the heart and humor!wnycstudios.orgF@#$ the AI Overlords | On the Media | WNYC StudiosThe race to build the most advanced artificial intelligence continues to dominate the headlines. On this week’s On the Media, who does this new technology actually serve? Plus, how ev... 68123
Reposted by Aaron CozenJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Scoop: NIH is on a mission to enlist one million Americans to share their genetic data to help with health research through a precision medicine program called “All of Us.” What participants don’t know is that at one research site, Palantir stores the data. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comPalantir has a hand in NIH's most ambitious health initiativeThe defense tech firm's work with public health data has largely flown under the radar. 15926689
Reposted by Aaron CozenNaomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026My latest. I know a lot of people will strongly disagree. that's okay. I am just trying to get us all thinking about the problem, and potential solutions. | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgManaging the pitfalls of private moneyIn recent months, we have learned that the relationship between the US federal government and American science is not as stable as many of us thought it to be. While many grants that were abruptly (an... 57423
Reposted by Aaron CozenJohn Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The data center industry is building behind-the-meter fossil gas power plants at a frightening pace. If allowed to go forward, these 74 plants would generate 143 GWs of electricity – enough to power CA three times over. This new report provides pollution & demographic info for each of the projects. 21515
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Why are we still buying “climate solutions” that keep the fossil fuel industry in business? “…industry funding tends to bias researchers whether they are aware of it or not, affecting what people choose to study and what they find” 011
Reposted by Aaron CozenProPublica @propublica.org · 25/06/2026NEW: This is the story of how one of the most influential climate papers in history came to exist thanks to one of the companies most responsible for causing the climate crisis — and one with a financial stake in the technologies described in the paper. w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social propublica.orgBeyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate StudyBP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation. 11562300
Reposted by Aaron CozenClimate.us @climate.us · 23/06/2026Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS 601549979
Reposted by Aaron CozenDanny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 08/06/2026I have resigned from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Independent Standards Board. The Protocol is openly violating its own rules and has effectively delegated forest carbon accounting standards to a secret, industry-led working group. ghgpolicy.org/s/2026-06-08... 23609276
Reposted by Aaron Cozenelizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...elizabethginexi.substack.comSummary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance RuleRussell Vought is going destroy American Science 1251398828
Reposted by Aaron CozenStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdfpublic-inspection.federalregister.gov 44807528
Reposted by Aaron CozenMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class. 152129805103
Reposted by Aaron CozenAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/05/2026If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)giveinmay.orgSupport Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In MayAlex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS. 13935151499
Reposted by Aaron CozenMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/05/2026Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed. Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us. 103116383776
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 16/05/2026So you need a climate action plan to have a good municipal credit rating And you need good credit to fund your climate action plan (?) 111
Reposted by Aaron CozenMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Here are some of the most dramatic and powerful examples of how Black Americans — from elected officials to ordinary voters — have responded to the wave of GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.com‘We shall overcome (again)’: In powerful statehouse protests, Black voters and leaders decry GOP’s Southern gerrymandersHere are some of the most dramatic and powerful examples of how Black Americans — from elected officials to ordinary voters — have responded to the wave of GOP gerrymanders. 7828001081
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026youtu.be/X_-q9xeOgG4youtu.beMonty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (Official Lyric Video)YouTube video by Monty Python 0160
Reposted by Aaron CozenMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 05/05/2026“I’ve worked on Wall Street. I’ve worked in the government. I’ve worked at a nonprofit trying to pass tougher rules on banks and Big Tech. I joke that I’ve cased the joint, and now I’m ready for the heist—except it’s not a heist, because it’s our money. They stole it first.“wired.comA Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for CongressAlexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired this year for recording DOGE’s incursion into the agency. 31304351
Reposted by Aaron CozenSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 20/04/2026THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10 141189537
Reposted by Aaron CozenBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s. Many of the cities we admire made tough choices regarding cars in the past, and are still making better choices today. Better choices instead of excuses. 9391140
Reposted by Aaron CozenKate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The images of Earth from Artemis are amazing. But if we destroy our ability to understand (and live on) our planet, all they are is pretty pictures www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...nytimes.comOpinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess 326468
Reposted by Aaron CozenStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 25/03/2026Easily call your Representative now to demand the removal of HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Visit the link, type in your address, a script will pop up and help you connect your call. Let them know he's a public health menace. (1/5) 15933
Reposted by Aaron CozenClimate Central @climatecentral.org · 16/03/2026♨️This week: a prolonged heat wave will push temperatures 20-30°F above normal across much of the western U.S. 🌡️Dozens of daily and all-time March records expected...including the earliest 100°F temps on record. A short 🧵 15939
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...nytimes.comOil Begins Flowing Through California Pipeline Under Trump Order 001
Reposted by Aaron CozenMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇nature.comWhite House stalls release of approved US science budgetsThe US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed. 221130758
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Do you have an author proof or open access version you can share? 000
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026If you live in the greater Bay Area or beyond, you can let the Port Authority and local representatives know what you think about this armsembargonow.comarmsembargonow.comOakland People's Arms Embargo 000
Aaron Cozen @aaroncozen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026The Oakland Airport is a key hub supplying F35 fighter jets bombing and killing people in Gaza. Those jets need a steady stream of supplies to keep bombing and killing. static1.squarespace.com/static/68927...static1.squarespace.com 100
Reposted by Aaron CozenProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/20261/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵 203115177371
Reposted by Aaron CozenJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...thenation.comA Day for GazaToday, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why. 5947502552
Reposted by Aaron CozenDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/02/2026The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... 3292146
Reposted by Aaron CozenKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 01/02/2026Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*. 12041731412
